RELEASE provides a range of services dedicated to meeting the health, welfare and legal needs of drugs users and those who live and work with them.

Address:

388 Old Street, LONDON. EC1V 9LT

Tel:

020 7729 5255

HelpLine:

020 7729 9904 (24 Hour)

Fax:

020 7729 2599

Email:

info@release.org.uk

Web:

www.release.org.uk

CITA established in 1987 a national helpline, support and information service for people who had become involuntarily addicted to prescribed benzodiazepine type tranquillisers or sleeping tablets. This group of drugs known as the "minor tranquillisers" includes most of the familiar names, Normison, Valium, Librium, Ativan, Mogadon, now increasingly prescribed under their generic names, temazepam, diazepam etc. The CITA helpline, staffed by volunteers and ex-addicts, is the core of the organisation's activities and is a national facility for those patients dependent on tranquillisers.

Address:

CITA. The JDI Centre, 3 - 11 Mersey View, Waterloo, Liverpool. L22 6QA

Tel:

0151 474 9626 (Mon to Thurs 10am-4pm)

HelpLine:

0151 932 0102 (Mon to Fri 10am-1pm)

Fax:

0151 284 8324

Email:

drs@clara.co.uk

Web:

www.citawithdrawal.org.uk

Adfam is a community committed to ending drug and alcohol problems, and placing the needs of the family at the heart of society's response.

Address:

Waterbridge House, 32-36 Loman Street, London. SE1 0EH

Tel:

020 7928 8898

Fax:

020 7928 8923

Email:

admin@adfam.org.uk

Web:

www.adfam.org.uk

NHS site for information on drugs and drug abuse for young people (4 - 19).

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Web:

www.trashed.co.uk

The Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse. The help line (see telephone number) is manned between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (excluding public holidays). Outside of these hours, an answer phone message provides details of an emergency contact.

Address:

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Tel:

0808 800 2345

Email:

information@re-solv.org

Web:

www.re-solv.org

For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day talk to FRANK. FRANK was launched on the 23rd of May. The campaign targets 11-21 year olds, and parents of 11-18 year olds and focuses on class A drugs.
There is a three year government commitment to the campaign which is a joint initiative from the Home Office and the Department of Health and is supported by the Department for Education and Skills.

Address:

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Tel:

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HelpLine:

0800 77 66 00

Email:

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Web:

www.talktofrank.com